Transformative change assessment experts

Please note: The allocation of experts to chapters may be subject to change.

Additional experts may be selected in line with the procedure for filling gaps in expertise set out in annex I to decision IPBES-4/3.

Experts

Chapter 1: Transformative change and a sustainable world
Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Arun Agrawal Chair United States of America États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
University of Michigan
Lucas Garibaldi Chair Argentina Argentine (l')
Universidad Nacional de Río Negro (UNRN)
Karen O'Brien Chair Norway Norvège (la)
University of Oslo
Janita Gurung Coordinating lead author ICIMOD Népal (le)
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development ORCID logo 0000-0003-1053-4412
Julia Leventon Coordinating lead author Czechia Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord (le)
Global Change Research Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences ORCID logo 0000-0002-2447-8522
Fern Wickson Coordinating lead author Norway Norvège (la)
Australie (l') 		UiT - the Arctic University of Norway ORCID logo 0000-0002-2841-4155
Juan Dabezies Lead author Uruguay Uruguay (l')
Universidad de la República ORCID logo 0000-0003-2055-8549
Teresia Olemako Lead author United Republic of Tanzania
MS - Training Centre for Development Co-operation
Jerneja Penca Lead author Slovenia Slovénie (la)
Science and Research Centre Koper ORCID logo 0000-0002-2817-3443
Asha Rajvanshi Lead author India Inde (l')
Independent Expert
Roseline Remans Lead author Belgium Belgique (la)
Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) ORCID logo 0000-0003-3659-8529
Esther Turnhout Lead author Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Pays-Bas (les)
University of Twente, The Netherlands ORCID logo 0000-0002-2190-2076
Yuki Yoshida Lead author Japan Japon (le)
National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan ORCID logo 0000-0003-3787-6092
Peter Bridgewater Review editor Australia Australie (l')
University of Canberra ORCID logo 0000-0001-7972-5386
Belinda Reyers Review editor South Africa Afrique du Sud (l')
Future Africa, University of Pretoria ORCID logo 0000-0002-2194-8656
Adla Kahrić Fellow Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnie-Herzégovine (la)
Center for marine and freshwater biology Sharklab ADRIA ORCID logo 0000-0002-5224-7502
Josheena Naggea Fellow Stanford University Maurice
Stanford University ORCID logo 0000-0001-5165-8679

Chapter 2: Visions of a sustainable world – for nature and people
Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Chuan Liao Coordinating lead author Arizona State University Chine (la)
Cornell University
Lynne Shannon Coordinating lead author EUROMARINE european consortium Afrique du Sud (l')
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town ORCID logo 0000-0001-7842-0636
Sebastian Villasante Coordinating lead author Spain Espagne (l')
Argentine (l') 		University of Santiago de Compostela ORCID logo 0000-0001-6296-4479
Constant Yves Adou Lead author Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire (la)
Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny ORCID logo 0000-0002-9408-3497
Ermias Betemariam Lead author United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Secretariat Éthiopie (l')
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
Saul Cunningham Lead author Australia Australie (l')
Australian National University ORCID logo 0000-0003-0703-6893
Erle Ellis Lead author Future Earth États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) ORCID logo 0000-0002-2006-3362
Ambika Gautam Lead author IUCN Népal (le)
Kathmandu Forestry College ORCID logo 0000-0001-3705-0335
Vera Hausner Lead author Norway Norvège (la)
UiT-The Arctic University of Norway
Jinlong Liu Lead author China Chine (la)
Renmin University of China ORCID logo 0000-0002-0228-0865
Lelani Mannetti Lead author Urban Studies Institute Georgia State University Namibie (la)
Urban Studies Institute, Georgia State University ORCID logo 0000-0001-7402-2569
Iago Otero Lead author University of Lausanne Espagne (l')
Interdisciplinary Centre for Mountain Research, University of Lausanne
Gervasio Piñeiro Lead author Uruguay Uruguay (l')
Argentine (l') 		Facultad de Agronomia Univerisidad de Buenos Aires ORCID logo 0000-0003-0184-9797
Sandra Waddock Lead author United States of America États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
Boston College ORCID logo 0000-0003-1089-7686
Helen Wheeler Lead author British Ecological Society Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord (le)
Anglia Ruskin University ORCID logo 0000-0002-9820-5818
Lun Yin Lead author Center for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge Chine (la)
Center for Ecological Civilization, Southwest Forestry University ORCID logo 0000-0001-5191-6498
Néstor Mazzeo Review editor Uruguay Uruguay (l')
Udelar & SARAS Institute ORCID logo 0000-0002-3090-2617
Arabinda Mishra Review editor ICIMOD Inde (l')
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) ORCID logo 0000-0001-6921-0047
Timothée Fouqueray Fellow France France (la)
The French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) ORCID logo 0000-0003-4773-4733
Oleksandr Karasov Fellow Estonia Ukraine (l')
University of Helsinki ORCID logo 0000-0001-6121-4625
Geraud Canis Tasse Taboue Fellow Laboratory for Biodiversity and Conservation Biology University of Buea Cameroun (le)
Institute of Agricultural Research for Development ORCID logo 0000-0001-8545-7584

Chapter 3: How transformative change occurs
Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Elena Bennett Coordinating lead author United States of America États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
McGill University ORCID logo 0000-0003-3944-2925
Reinette Biggs Coordinating lead author South Africa Afrique du Sud (l')
Stellenbosch University
Rafael Calderón Contreras Coordinating lead author Mexico Mexique (le)
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana ORCID logo 0000-0001-8709-4502
Sevil Acar Lead author Türkiye Turquie (la)
Boğaziçi University ORCID logo 0000-0001-5535-8673
Zuhre Aksoy Lead author Türkiye Turquie (la)
Bogazici University ORCID logo 0000-0003-2142-2766
Francisco Alpizar Lead author Costa Rica Pays-Bas (les)
Wageningen University and Research ORCID logo 0000-0001-8479-081X
Claudia Campos Lead author Argentina Argentine (l')
Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas (IADIZA- CONICET) ORCID logo 0000-0002-4978-5449
Andra-Ioana Horcea-Milcu Lead author Romania Roumanie (la)
Allemagne (l') 		Kassel Institute for Sustainability ORCID logo 0000-0003-1757-6615
David Lam Lead author Germany Allemagne (l')
Leuphana University Lüneburg ORCID logo 0000-0002-3604-0800
Björn-Ola Linnér Lead author Sweden Suède (la)
Linköping University ORCID logo 0000-0001-9910-3779
Lyla Mehta Lead author Austria Autriche (l')
Institute of Development Studies; Noragric, Norway ORCID logo 0000-0001-5327-2964
Maiko Nishi Lead author Japan Japon (le)
United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) ORCID logo 0000-0001-7323-9168
Miles Richardson Lead author United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
University of Derby
Nicholas (Nick) Roskruge Lead author International Science Council (ISC) Nouvelle-Zélande (la)
School of Agriculture & Environment, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand ORCID logo 0000-0002-2914-6316
Catherine Sabinot Lead author France France (la)
Institute of Research for the Development ORCID logo 0000-0001-5136-1517
Cristiana Simao Seixas Lead author Brazil Brésil (le)
University of Campinas ORCID logo 0000-0002-4464-2094
Håkon B. Stokland Lead author Norway Norvège (la)
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Norway ORCID logo 0000-0001-9668-8492
Kai Chan Review editor Canada Canada (le)
University of British Columbia ORCID logo 0000-0002-7804-3276
Lian Pin Koh Review editor Singapour
National University of Singapore ORCID logo 0000-0001-8152-3871
Rachel Golden Kroner Fellow United States of America États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
World Wildlife Fund US ORCID logo 0000-0003-1844-3398
Andressa V. Mansur Fellow Center for the Analysis of Social Ecological Landscapes-Indiana University Bloomington Brésil (le)
Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems, University of Georgia ORCID logo 0000-0003-4104-3085
Stephen Woroniecki Fellow Sweden Suède (la)
Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord (le) 		ORCID logo 0000-0003-1894-2859

Chapter 4: Overcoming the challenges of achieving transformative change towards a sustainable world
Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Edward Carr Coordinating lead author United States of America États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
Clark University ORCID logo 0000-0001-7784-471X
Niki Frantzeskaki Coordinating lead author Grèce (la)
Utrecht University, The Netherlands ORCID logo 0000-0002-6983-448X
Sergio Lambertucci Coordinating lead author Argentina Argentine (l')
Espagne (l') 		Instituto de Biodiversidad y Medio Ambiente, CONICET - Universidad Nacional del comahue ORCID logo 0000-0002-2624-2185
Mialy Andriamahefazafy Lead author Madagascar Madagascar
Geneva Science-Policy Interface, University of Geneva ORCID logo 0000-0002-5470-9264
Silke Beck Lead author Germany Allemagne (l')
UFZ Leipzig ORCID logo 0000-0002-4157-0777
Wiebren Boonstra Lead author Sweden Pays-Bas (les)
Suède (la) 		Uppsala University ORCID logo 0000-0002-1191-0574
Ruishan Chen Lead author China Chine (la)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University ORCID logo 0000-0002-7221-8784
Jessica Dempsey Lead author Canada Canada (le)
University of British Columbia
Edgar Espinoza-Cisneros Lead author Costa Rica Costa Rica (le)
University of Costa Rica ORCID logo 0000-0002-1018-3440
Keisha Garcia Lead author Trinidad and Tobago Trinité-et-Tobago (la)
Esmail Karamidehkordi Lead author Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iran (République islamique d')
Tarbiat Modares University and Iran's CBD ORCID logo 0000-0003-4768-7084
Kanako Morita Lead author Japan Japon (le)
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute ORCID logo 0000-0001-7004-7566
Valerie Nelson Lead author United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord (le)
University of Greenwich
Tobias Plieninger Lead author Germany Allemagne (l')
University of Göttingen and University of Kassel
Andy Stirling Lead author United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord (le)
Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex ORCID logo 0000-0002-0650-431X
Kanae Tokunaga Lead author United States of America Japon (le)
Gulf of Maine Research Institute ORCID logo 0000-0002-6171-5187
Coleen Vogel Lead author South Africa Afrique du Sud (l')
University Witwatersrad
Jean Paul Metzger Review editor Brazil Brésil (le)
France (la) 		University of São Paulo ORCID logo 0000-0002-0087-5240
Margaret (Peggy) Smith Review editor Canada Canada (le)
Faculty of Natural Resources Management, Lakehead University ORCID logo 0000-0001-7474-940X
Fernanda Rojas-Marchini Fellow Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Chili (le)
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso ORCID logo 0000-0002-5690-6333
Asmita Sengupta Fellow Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) Inde (l')
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment ORCID logo 0000000224777290

Chapter 5: Realizing a sustainable world for nature and people: means for transformative strategies, actions and roles for all
Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Hannah Gosnell Coordinating lead author United States of America États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
Oregon State University ORCID logo 0000-0002-2108-945X
Victoria Reyes García Coordinating lead author Spain Espagne (l')
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) ORCID logo 0000-0002-2914-8055
Yves Zinngrebe Coordinating lead author Germany Allemagne (l')
Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research ORCID logo 0000-0003-1731-2222
Karina Benessaiah Lead author Tunisia Tunisie (la)
Grèce (la) 		Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics ORCID logo 0000-0001-9959-554X
Martha Bonilla Lead author Mexico Mexique (le)
Inecol ORCID logo 0000-0002-2403-2002
Rodwell Chandipo Lead author Zambia Zambie (la)
Zambia Environmental Management Agency
Joachim Claudet Lead author France France (la)
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) ORCID logo 0000-0001-6295-1061
Tim Forsyth Lead author United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord (le)
London School of Economics and Political Science ORCID logo 0001-7227-9475
Barbara Gemmill Herren Lead author United States of America États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
Suisse (la) 		Prescott College; World Agroforestry Centre ORCID logo 0000-0003-4991-640X
Patrick Huntjens Lead author Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Pays-Bas (les)
Maastricht Sustainability Institute (MSI), School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University ORCID logo 0000-0001-9089-317X
Chinwe Ifejika Speranza Lead author Switzerland Nigéria (le)
Suisse (la) 		University of Bern ORCID logo 0000-0003-1927-7635
Rafael Magris Lead author Brazil Brésil (le)
ICMBio ORCID logo 0000-0002-1471-6603
Juana Mariño De Posada Lead author Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH) Colombie (la)
Independent ORCID logo 0000-0002-4736-8457
Fumiko Nakao Lead author Japan Japon (le)
Hokkaido University
Ram Pandit Lead author Nepal Népal (le)
The University of Western Australia ORCID logo 0000-0003-4053-5694
Laura Maureen Bosch Pereira Lead author South Africa Afrique du Sud (l')
Portugal (le) 		University of the Witwatersrand
Kristina Raab Lead author Germany Canada (le)
États-Unis d'Amérique (les) 		Independent
Pablo Tittonell Lead author France Argentine (l')
University of Groningen, The Netherlands ORCID logo 0000-0002-0284-251
Carlos Alfredo Joly Review editor Brazil Brésil (le)
Brazilian Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services/BPBES ORCID logo 0000-0002-7945-2805
María Elena Zaccagnini Review editor Argentina Argentine (l')
Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria
Xiaona Guo Fellow China Chine (la)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Koji Miwa Fellow Japan Japon (le)
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)/ Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo

Bureau and Multidisciplinary Expert Panel representatives
Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Floyd Homer Bureau task force/expert group member Trinité-et-Tobago (la)
Multicrop Facility Ltd
Asia Mohamed Bureau task force/expert group member Soudan (le)
University of Khartoum, Institute of Environmental Studies
Markus Fischer MEP task force/expert group member Suisse (la)
University of Bern
Özden Görücü MEP task force/expert group member Turquie (la)
Kahramanmaraş Sutcu Imam University ORCID logo 0000-0001-7551-1540
Madhav Karki MEP task force/expert group member Népal (le)
Ministry of Forest and Environment, Govt. of Nepal and IPBES ORCID logo 0000-0003-0842-3836

Technical Support Unit
Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Laurence Perianin Technical support unit (head) France (la)
University of Montpellier
Camille Guibal Technical support unit France (la)
University of Montpe ORCID logo 0000-0002-3376-2891
Anouk Renaud Technical support unit France (la)
University of Montpellier ORCID logo 0000-0003-1493-4157